Losing 2 of the 3 to the Evil Empire was bad enough, but what caused me to not sleep at all this morning was the behavior of their self-proclaimed "baseball's best fans" following the game.

Instead of their celebrations, they spent the evening taunting Royals fans.  I was taunted no fewer than 6 times on the way to the parking garage when I had zero desire to talk to anybody.  One person even called me an MFer and there were women and children present.

Somebody on this board two days ago called St. Louis "the armpit of Missouri".  I want to clarify that should refer strictly to the city of St. Louis.  There are decent suburbs, particularly in Jefferson and St. Charles Counties, but the city is a disaster and was ranked last fall as the most violent city in the country.

I used to think the city of St. Louis deserved a team the caliber of the Washington Nationals, but I have come to the conclusion that St. Louis does not deserve MLB at all.  They fleeced the taxpayers of Missouri for an ugly new ballpark and the state slashed $150-$200 million in education spending along with earmarking $12 million of already-short highway funds to pay for the stadium.

Is there any team less deserving of a world championship than the Cardinals?  They have a manager who won't eat meat, but thinks nothing of driving while drunk.  Their pitcher is killed in a drunk driving crash of his causing and his parents sue the innocent driver of a tow truck.  Their lack of class is truly amazing.

If there is any justice, the Cardinals will begin a Cubs-like World Series drought!  We certainly learned this week that they are not baseball's finest!